A curved wooden panel runs throughout this dental practice by Paris-based architecture studio JCPCDR Architecture.
The architecture studio was asked to create a "warm and laidback" environment as an antidote to traditional medical sites.
Top: Paris Dental Studios is an antidote to traditional clinical practices. Above: the designers used a warm oak wood throughout to create a relaxed atmosphere
The dental practice, which is located on the ground floor of a courtyard in Paris, had to balance the practical medical requirements of dentists with the relaxing atmosphere that patients were after.
"The dentists wanted us to imagine a space where the patient attending a much dreaded medical appointment would turn into a guest, enjoying a moment of self-care in a warm and welcoming atmosphere," said chief architect at JCPCDR Architecture Jean-Christophe Petillault. The design had to combine pragmatism with creativity
"Being foremost a medical facility, the dental studio required a technical, very white and bright light, as well as a lot of specific equipment," he told Dezeen.
"Part of the challenge was to seamlessly blend these operational necessities into a welcoming and glamorous atmosphere."
The studio believes its design can change people's perception of visits to the dentist
To achieve this, the designers inserted a single, curving oak panel clad wall along the length of the studio ? from the lobby right through to the last consultation ...